Miraflores Park
National Register of Historic Places

Miraflores Park

San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
Listed
June 13, 2006
Type
District
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
04001176

About this property

Miraflores Park, originally called just Miraflores and sometimes called Miraflores Alumni Park, is a sculpture garden in San Antonio, Texas. Originally established about 1921 as a private garden for Aureliano Urrutia, it features several works by Mexican-American artist Dionicio Rodriguez. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 14, 2006.

Location

800 Hildebrand
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
29.46679, -98.46785

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 04001176. It was listed on June 13, 2006.

Categories

ARTLANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

Chinese Sunken Garden Gate
Industrial
0.6 mi

Nearby Battles

Camp Travis (Fort Sam Houston) — WWI Training Camp
1917Modern
2.1 mi
Grass Fight (Texas Revolution)
1835Early Republic
2.3 mi
Siege of the Alamo
1836Early Republic
3 mi
San Antonio and Texas Posts Surrender 1861
1861Civil War
3.3 mi
Battle of San Antonio 1730 – Presidio defense
1730Colonial
3.3 mi

Questions about this property

When was Miraflores Park listed on the National Register?

Miraflores Park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 13, 2006.

What type of historic resource is Miraflores Park?

Miraflores Park is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Miraflores Park?

The period of significance for Miraflores Park is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1921.

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